tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913179533520325897.post8404796253180288840..comments2024-03-26T00:36:17.836-07:00Comments on DEAD SNAKES: Raymond Keen- Two PoemsStephen Jarrell Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04585038351457156031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913179533520325897.post-32155347999292244502015-11-18T16:11:37.561-08:002015-11-18T16:11:37.561-08:00Thanks to my friend and gifted novelist, John Rach...Thanks to my friend and gifted novelist, John Rachel, for your comments.<br /><br />People should check out your new thriller - "Petrocelli" - on Amazon.com:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Petrocelli-John-Rachel/dp/0692566848/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1447891773&sr=1-2Raymond Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10625444145867748278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913179533520325897.post-39679340647708460062015-11-18T15:41:24.251-08:002015-11-18T15:41:24.251-08:00I should not be surprised. Keen is always brillian...I should not be surprised. Keen is always brilliant. But I'm always thrilled by this poet's work. Twisted juxtapositions that break into virgin terrain and open into vistas of previously unexplored imagery. John Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239425006317494994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913179533520325897.post-60937664275536999442015-11-17T22:53:21.748-08:002015-11-17T22:53:21.748-08:00Thank you, Richard, for your most generous comment...Thank you, Richard, for your most generous comment. Coming from another poet, and a fine scholar of poetry in all its forms, I could not enjoy more gratifying praise.<br /><br />Raymond Keen - author of "Love Poems for Cannibals"Raymond Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10625444145867748278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913179533520325897.post-59714247476445381542015-11-17T21:58:51.709-08:002015-11-17T21:58:51.709-08:00Dearest God, Raymond! These two profoundly moving ...Dearest God, Raymond! These two profoundly moving and emotionally shocking poems seem bang on, given the e-mail I just sent you about another set of poems I will not mention here. This is poetry at its most powerful. I commend you highly.<br /><br />Richard Vallance Janke, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaRichard Vallancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329122945522239306noreply@blogger.com